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Use && and || for logical operations; & and | do not short-circuit.

4.

The else clause matches the closest dangling if . It is common to forget to
include the braces needed to match the else to a distant dangling if .

5.

When a switch statement is used, it is common to forget the break statement
between logical cases. If it is forgotten, control passes through to the next
case; generally, this is not the desired behavior.

6.

Escape sequences begin with the backslash \ , not the forward slash / .

7.

Mismatched braces may give misleading answers. Use Balance , described
in Section 11.1, to check if this is the cause of a compiler error message.

8.

The name of the Java source file must match the name of the class being
compiled.

9.

on the internet

Following are the available files for this chapter. Everything is self-contained,
and nothing is used later in the text.

FirstProgram.java The first program, as shown in Figure 1.1.

OperatorTest.java Demonstration of various operators, as shown in

Figure 1.3.

MinTest.java Illustration of methods, as shown in Figure 1.6.

exercises

IN SHORT
1.1

What extensions are used for Java source and compiled files?

1.2

Describe the three kinds of comments used in Java programs.

What are the eight primitive types in Java?

1.3

1.4

What is the difference between the * and *= operators?

Explain the difference between the prefix and postfix increment
operators.

1.5

1.6

Describe the three types of loops in Java.

Describe all the uses of a break statement. What is a labeled break
statement?

1.7

1.8

What does the continue statement do?

What is method overloading?

1.9

1.10

Describe call-by-value.